Bill Hoffer vs. Charlie Lea — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Lea
Baby BoomersFranceThrows RightBats RightEuropeMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Charlie Lea built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hoffer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Lea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Charlie Lea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Charlie Lea

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.36
56.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
3.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
8.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
3.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
5.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.949
0.949
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3876
37.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
3.97
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3456
33.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Charlie Lea

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.79
97.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.165
1.165
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Charlie Lea

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
305.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
259
519.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
29
58.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
26
52.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
3.39
6.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
33
66.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
39
78.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
11
22.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
17
34.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.57
-11.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
10
20.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
93
186.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
58.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
10
20.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA